July082018

February042018

Classic sample application – and still going strong in 2018: Anlumo made this STL for the current Metalab hotplate.

After the very first hype of DIY 3D printing its reasonableness wasn't that evident. But soon models like this were shared and it became evident because apparently everyone was in need of a spare knob for their household appliances.

Nozzle is fixed in vice for heating op and melting the clogged PLA. grip only a small corner of the nozzle, the vice is a very good heat sink. Connect the heating element and the thermistor to the electronics and heat the nozzle with printrun.

The heated PLA expands and comes out the top instead of flowing through the nozzle. This is a clue, that the nozzle is clogged. We cleaned the melting chamber and the nozzle with a piece of 0,3 mm wire.